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short1 /ʃɔ:rt / || /ʃɔ:t/ adjetivo -er, -est
- (of length, height, distance) corto;
‹person› bajo
- (brief) ‹visit/trip› corto;
the days are getting ~er los días van acortándose;
a ~ time ago hace poco (tiempo);
we call him Rob for ~ lo llamamos Rob para abreviar
- in short (briefly) (as linker) en resumen
- (brief) ‹visit/trip› corto;
- (brusque) ‹manner› brusco;
she has a ~ temper tiene muy mal genio
- (inadequate, deficient) escaso;
to be in ~ supply escasear;
we're six people ~ todavía nos faltan seis personas;
(to be) ~ of sth/sb: we're very ~ of time estamos muy cortos de tiempo;
they were ~ of staff no tenían suficiente personal
short2 adverbio
- (suddenly, abruptly): he cut ~ his vacation interrumpió sus vacaciones;
he stopped ~ when he saw me se paró en seco cuando me vio
- (below target, requirement): to fall ~ [shell/arrow] quedarse corto;
we never went ~ of food nunca nos faltó la comida
short3 sustantivo
- (Cin) cortometraje m, corto m
- (drink) (BrE) copa de bebida alcohólica de las que se sirven en pequeñas cantidades, como el whisky o el coñac
- shorts pl
- (short trousers) shorts mpl, pantalones mpl cortos
- (men's underwear) (AmE) calzoncillos mpl
short4 verbo intransitivo (Elec) hacer(conj.⇒) un cortocircuito
Phrasal Verbs
short out (AmE Elec) v + adv [fuse] fundirse;
[iron/hairdryer] hacer(conj.⇒) (un) cortocircuito
Phrasal Verbs
short out (AmE Elec) v + adv [fuse] fundirse;
[iron/hairdryer] hacer(conj.⇒) (un) cortocircuito
short: shortbread~bread n uncountable galleta dulce de mantequilla;
short-change~-change /'ʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/ verbo transitivo (in shop): he ~-changed me me dio mal el cambio or (AmL tb) el vuelto;
short circuit~ circuit sustantivo
cortocircuito m;
short-circuit~-circuit /'ʃɔ:rt'sɜ:rkət / || /ˌʃɔ:t'sɜ:kɪt/ verbo transitivo (Elec) provocar(conj.⇒) un cortocircuito en ;
shortcoming~coming sustantivo
defecto m, deficiencia f;
shortcrust (pastry)~crust (pastry) n uncountable (BrE) pasta f quebradiza (tipo de masa para empanadas, tartas etc);
short cut~ cut sustantivo
atajo m;
there are no ~ cuts to success no hay fórmulas mágicas para el éxito
short-change~-change /'ʃɔ:rt'tʃeɪndʒ / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tʃeɪndʒ/ verbo transitivo (in shop): he ~-changed me me dio mal el cambio or (AmL tb) el vuelto;
short circuit~ circuit sustantivo
cortocircuito m;
short-circuit~-circuit /'ʃɔ:rt'sɜ:rkət / || /ˌʃɔ:t'sɜ:kɪt/ verbo transitivo (Elec) provocar(conj.⇒) un cortocircuito en ;
shortcoming~coming sustantivo
defecto m, deficiencia f;
shortcrust (pastry)~crust (pastry) n uncountable (BrE) pasta f quebradiza (tipo de masa para empanadas, tartas etc);
short cut~ cut sustantivo
atajo m;
there are no ~ cuts to success no hay fórmulas mágicas para el éxito
short: shortfall~fall sustantivo ~fall (IN sth): a ~fall of 7% in revenues un déficit de 7% en los ingresos;
short-haired~-haired /'ʃɔ:rtherd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'heəd/ adjetivo
de pelo corto;
shorthand~hand n uncountable
taquigrafía f;
short list~ list sustantivo
lista f de candidatos preseleccionados;
short-list~-list verbo transitivo
preseleccionar;
short-lived~-lived /'ʃɔ:rt'lɪvd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'lɪvd/ adjetivo ‹success/enthusiasm› efímero;
‹recovery› pasajero
short-haired~-haired /'ʃɔ:rtherd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'heəd/ adjetivo
de pelo corto;
shorthand~hand n uncountable
taquigrafía f;
short list~ list sustantivo
lista f de candidatos preseleccionados;
short-list~-list verbo transitivo
preseleccionar;
short-lived~-lived /'ʃɔ:rt'lɪvd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'lɪvd/ adjetivo ‹success/enthusiasm› efímero;
‹recovery› pasajero
short: shortsighted~sighted /'ʃɔ:rt'saɪtəd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'saɪtɪd/ adjetivo
de manga corta;
short-staffed~-staffed /'ʃɔ:rt'stæft / ||/ˌʃɔ:t'stɑ:ft/ adjetivo: they/we were ~-staffed les/nos faltaba personal;
short story~ story sustantivo
cuento m, relato m breve;
short-tempered~-tempered /'ʃɔ:rt'tempərd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tempəd/ adjetivo
de mal genio;
short-term~-term /'ʃɔ:rt'tɜ:rm / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tɜ:m/ adjetivo
a corto plazo;
shortwave~wave /'ʃɔ:rt'weɪv / || /ˌʃɔ:t'weɪv/ n uncountable
onda f corta
- (esp BrE Med) miope, corto de vista
- ‹attitude/policy› corto de miras;
de manga corta;
short-staffed~-staffed /'ʃɔ:rt'stæft / ||/ˌʃɔ:t'stɑ:ft/ adjetivo: they/we were ~-staffed les/nos faltaba personal;
short story~ story sustantivo
cuento m, relato m breve;
short-tempered~-tempered /'ʃɔ:rt'tempərd / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tempəd/ adjetivo
de mal genio;
short-term~-term /'ʃɔ:rt'tɜ:rm / || /ˌʃɔ:t'tɜ:m/ adjetivo
a corto plazo;
shortwave~wave /'ʃɔ:rt'weɪv / || /ˌʃɔ:t'weɪv/ n uncountable
onda f corta
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shortwave ['ʃɔ:tweɪv] adj Tel de onda corta
short: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2010
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| cut short | vtr | (interrupt, finish prematurely) | interrumpir vtr | ||||||
| The sprained ankle caused us to cut short the vacation. | |||||||||
| acortar v tr | |||||||||
| Acortamos las vacaciones porque se lastimó el tobillo. | |||||||||
| abreviar vtr | |||||||||
| for a short time | adv | (briefly) | por un breve período loc adv | ||||||
| He had only lived in the apartment for a short time, about 2 weeks. | |||||||||
| brevemente adv | |||||||||
| Le bastó examinarla brevemente para darse cuenta de que no era la misma arma. | |||||||||
| corto tiempo loc adv | |||||||||
| En ese departamento vivimos corto tiempo, al mes conseguimos uno mejor. | |||||||||
| in a short time | en poco tiempo | ||||||||
| in a short while | en un ratito | ||||||||
| in short | en pocas palabras | ||||||||
| on short notice | con poca antelación | ||||||||
| short account | cuenta para la venta de valores que no se tienen en cartera nf | ||||||||
| short account | cuenta al descubierto nf | ||||||||
| short and sweet | breve y cordial adj | ||||||||
| short answer | (the short answer is that) | respuesta concisa nf | |||||||
| short cape | capa corta nf | ||||||||
| short circuit | cortocircuito nm | ||||||||
| short cut | atajar v | ||||||||
| short description | descripción corta nf | ||||||||
| short distance | distancia corta nf | ||||||||
| short line | línea corta nf | ||||||||
| short memory | memoria corta nf | ||||||||
| short note | nota corta nf | ||||||||
| short of | fuera de | ||||||||
| short pants | pantalones cortos nmpl | ||||||||
| short period | período corto nm | ||||||||
| short sale | venta al descubierto nf | ||||||||
| short session | sesión corta nf | ||||||||
| short shorts | pantalones súper cortos nm | ||||||||
| short sight | (mistaken form of short-sighted) medicina: oftalmología oftalmología | miopía | |||||||
| short sight | vista corta | ||||||||
| short skirt | falda corta nf | ||||||||
| short story | cuento nm | ||||||||
| short story writer | escritor de cuentos nm | ||||||||
| short subject | (cinema) | película corta nm | |||||||
| short term | adj | a corto plazo | |||||||
| short term | adj | un arrendamiento; también: Short-term | limitado | ||||||
| short time | jornada reducida nf | ||||||||
| short version | versión corta nf | ||||||||
| short vowel | vocal corta nf | ||||||||
| short wave | adj | un radio | de onda corta | ||||||
| short wave | n | onda corta | |||||||
| short way | (take the short way) | tomar la ruta corta v | |||||||
| short way | (to be a short way off) | a poca distancia | |||||||
| short-cut | atajo nm | ||||||||
| short-handed | adj | escaso de mano de obra | |||||||
| short-handed | adj | escaso de personal | |||||||
| short-handed | adj | falto de ayudantes | |||||||
| short-handled brush | cepillo de mango corto nm | ||||||||
| short-staffed | adj | falto de personal | |||||||
| short-story writer | escritor de cuentos nm | ||||||||
| short-term bond | bono a corto plazo nm | ||||||||
| short-term loan | préstamo a corto plazo nm | ||||||||
| short-term memory | memoria a corto plazo nf | ||||||||
| too short | demasiado corto | ||||||||
| too short | demasiado bajo | ||||||||
| very short | muy bajo | ||||||||
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| short wave | adj | un radio | de onda corta | ||||||
| short wave | n | onda corta | |||||||
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| shortwave | (radio) | de onda corta nm | |||||||
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